[mythtv-users] HDHomeRun Channel Scan Issue

Ryan Belcher ryanb at packetpub.net
Tue Sep 2 22:14:03 UTC 2008


On Mon, September 1, 2008 2:23 pm, Steve Heistand wrote:
> Ryan Belcher <ryanb at packetpub.net>, said on Mon Sep 01, 2008 [02:14:49
> PM]:
> } Hi All,
> }
> } I've seen lots of Google results regarding channel scanning issues with
> } the HDHR and MythTv.  I recently got a HDHR and I'm running into the
> } problem full force when connected to my cable provider (Charter Atlanta
> } -- Gwinnett county).  I've tried increasing the scan timeouts (up to 45
> } seconds) and there's only one channel that gets the right
> } identification, on and off, out of about 47 channels it detects as being
> } non-encrypted.  Otherwise, it marks the channels as "91#[stream number]"
> } (ex. 91#33).  These channels start at 91#4 and go up to 91#51
> sequentially.
> }
> } The HDHR software does detect the channel info properly when used
> } standalone.
> }
> } The two most prevalent workarounds I've seen are increasing the scan
> } timeouts (seemingly ineffective for me), and scripting a DB fix with the
> } correct info.
> }
> } I'm using the most recent SVN trunk 18240.
> }
> } Does anyone have a fairly robust way of getting this to work right?
> } I've got no problem trying to tweak the DB, but I'm at a loss as to how
> } one goes about getting the right channel frequency, and ID information
> } collected and synchronized to fix the database by hand.
> }
> } Thanks all!
> }
>
> The OTA issues aside (though maybe they are related I dont know)
> when I got a HDHR to replace a couple pci tuners I just added a new
> hdhr tuner and told it to use the channels from the listing source.
> didnt even bother to do a scan channels things. That worked just fine.
> maybe Im not understanding your problem though.
>
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> Steve Heistand
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That's a thought.  I do have a HD5000 from my earlier attempts at getting
MythTv to play nice.  I'll try dropping that thing in tonight and see if
it'll pick up the right data.

Thanks!



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